Our Team

A native of the Milwaukee area, Angie Hamilton began working with HOPE Christian High School in 2019 as Dean of Instruction. She accepted the role of Assistant Principal at the high school during semester one of the 2020-2021 school year, and joyfully agreed to step into the role of Interim Principal at HOPE Christian High School for the remainder of the 2020-2021 school year. Angie is continuing with HOPE Christian High School as Principal in 2021-2022.

Urban education has been Angie Hamilton’s passion for the past nineteen years. Prior to joining the team at HOPE Christian High School, Angie taught middle school English language arts, social studies, and science at Our Lady of Good Hope School, St. Charles Borromeo School, Blessed Savior West, and St. Rafael the Archangel School. In addition to teaching, she also served as a teacher leader, coach, mentor, and leadership team member at St. Rafael School. While at St. Rafael, Angie was recognized as one the educators whose 8th grade scholars consistently closed the achievement gap by growing at least 150% in their summative reading MAP testing scores.

Angie completed her formal education in the West Allis/West Milwaukee Schools. She earned a Honors BA in English and Elementary/Middle School Education from Marquette University, where she also participated in a tutoring outreach program within Milwaukee Public Schools. Angie earned a Masters of Arts in Education from Viterbo University, and most recently completed her Master of Arts in Leadership and Innovation in Education from Wisconsin Lutheran College. Angie holds a lifetime teaching license for English and grades 1-9 in the State of Wisconsin, along with her principal license.

When not at school, Angie enjoys spending time with her daughter and family, gardening, reading, and traveling. She is a life-long learner committed to making a lasting impact on the lives of urban youth.

Sharonda Hunter is a native of Milwaukee, WI and has more than a decade of experience in higher education in both the proprietary and non-profit sectors. Her career in education has been rooted in admissions and has spanned the roles of Admissions Advisor, Associate Director of Admissions and System Manager of Training & Development for a university system.  Sharonda has excelled in assisting institutions with cultural development and rebranding, implementing ethical and compliant enrollment processes and creating an engaging student experience.

Aside from working in Admissions, Sharonda also has experience working as an HR consultant focusing on organizational development, talent acquisition and leadership training and development from functional staff roles to C-Suite executives. Her heart and passion have always been in serving others and helping them realize their highest selves through education and that is what has brought her to HOPE Christian Schools beginning first at HOPE Prima and now working at the high school. Outside of her professional life she is the mother of 2; a son, Chase (16) and a daughter, Hunter (13).  Sharonda loves to travel, write and spend time with her extended family. 

Hello students and staff, my name is Jarren Kennedy and I am very excited to join the HOPE family. A little about me I am from St Paul, MN but I have been living in Milwaukee the past five years. I attended Wisconsin Lutheran College and received my business marketing degree in 2020. In my previous role I was a manager with Stanley Steemer. I understand what it takes to keep an organization operating at peak performance and that is what I plan on doing for HOPE as the High School’s SOM. I am a huge sports fan and that is what you can find me watching when I am not at school or the gym. Looking forward to getting to know you all throughout this school year!

Joshua Gee will be entering his 4th year in education this school year as he serves as the Dean of College Counseling and the Athletic Director. Joshua works closely with seniors and plays a critical role in getting them into college and job placements. His experience in education includes recruitment, financial aid, and currently being a counselor.  Joshua favorite part of the job is exposing students to not only college but showing them that if you work hard you can achieve all your goals no matter where you come from. In the summer of 2021, Joshua completed his master’s at Prairie View A&M University, where he completed his MSED in Educational Leadership. Joshua plans to one day be a principal and a president of an HBCU college while coaching basketball.

Education has always meant so much to me. Since a child I've loved school and learning. After high school, my college career began at the University of WI-Oshkosh. After 2 and 1/2 years there, I transferred back to my hometown of Milwaukee, and graduated from UWM with a B.S in Education. Since then, I've enjoyed teaching and serving children in my community. As we prepare for another year at the high school, I am excited to see all returning students and new faces. My goals as a College and Career Counselor are to help shape our scholars for bright futures and teach them life skills they'll use forever. 

Ms. Pielsnik is the HOPE High School Office Manager. Before coming to the High school, you may have seen her at one of our elementary schools. She has been a part of the HOPE family since 2019.  She grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She loves to watch soccer, wrestling, tennis, and baseball. All sports either herself or her children played.  She loves the outdoors and if she is not in Wisconsin on a trail, she is down in Tennessee on one of the many there. She loves to take little road trips to new places. She has been out of school for over 20 years but is always learning new things. She is always trying to better herself and those around her.